New Delhi/IBNS-CMEDIA: Several people were injured after five vehicles in the convoy of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi collided with an ambulance on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi was safe following the incident, while the injured included Congress party workers and security personnel.
The vehicles involved in the collision were reportedly part of the rear section of the convoy.
Accident takes place near Haliyapur
The accident occurred near Haliyapur, around 100 km from Uttar Pradesh’s state capital, Lucknow.
Photographs and videos circulating online appeared to show an ambulance in the right-hand lane, with a Scorpio SUV ahead of it seemingly stopped following the collision.
The circumstances leading to the accident were not immediately clear.
Rahul Gandhi was travelling to Sultanpur
Gandhi, who landed at Lucknow airport earlier on Monday, was travelling to Sultanpur when the accident occurred.
He was scheduled to appear before a special MP-MLA court in connection with a defamation case involving Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The incident was reported on social media, with posts stating that Gandhi was safe following the collision.
